南京军区大学-南京军区大学
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Part I
Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (48%)
Directions:
There are five passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or
statements. For each
of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and
D. You should
decide on the best choice
and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with
a single line through the
center.
Passage One
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the
following passage:
My daughter
doesn
’
t know this, but it was Camels that my father, her grandfather, smoked.
But before he smoked cigarettes made by
manufacturers
–
when he was very young and very poor,
with glowing eyes
–
he smoked Prince Albert tobacco in cigarettes he rolled himself. I remember
the bright-red tobacco tin, with a
picture of Queen Victoria
’
s partner, Prince Albert, dressed in a
black dress
coat and carrying a cane.
By
the late forties and early fifties no one rolled
his own anymore (and few women smoked)
in my hometown of Eatonton, Georgia.
The tobacco industry, coupled with Hollywood
movies in
which both male and female
heroes smoked like chimneys, completely won over
people like my
father, who were
hopelessly hooked by cigarettes. He never looked
as fashionable as Prince Albert,
though; he continued to look like a
poor, overweight, hard-working colored man with
too large a
family, black, with a very
white cigarette stuck in his mouth.
I
do
not
remember
when
he
started
to
cough.
Perhaps
it
was
unnoticeable
at
first,
a
little
coughing in the
morning as he lit his first cigarette upon getting
out of bed. By
the time
I was
sixteen,
my
daughter
’
s
age,
his
breath
was
a
wheeze,
embarrassing
to
hear;
he
could
not
climb
stairs without resting
every third or fourth step. It was not unusual for
him to cough for an hour.
I
doubt he had much lung left at all, after coughing
for so many years. He had so little breath
that, during his last years, he was
always leaning on something. One hard winter when
his lung
illnesses had left him low, he
died from
“
the poor man
’
s friend
”
, pneumonia.
1.
When
“
my father
”
was very young and poor, he smoked ______.
A. Camels
B.
Marlboro
C. Prince Albert tobacco
D. Queen Victoria tobacco
2.
The underlined
“
smoked like chimneys
”
means ______.
A. smoking a lot
B. smoking little
C. using a
chimney to smoke
D. that the cigarettes
look like chimneys
3.
Which of the following CANNOT describe what
“
my father
”
looked like?
A.
Poor.
B. Overweight.
C.
Hard-working.
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D. Fashionable.
4.
When
“
my father
’
s
”
breath was a wheeze, ______.
A. he stopped coughing
B. he often coughed for less than an
hour
C. he felt rather difficult to
climb stairs
D. his breath was
pleasant to hear
5.
The underlined
“
left him low
”
means ______.
A. he
was left to live in a low place
B. his
body was very weak
C. he was not very
happy
D. the speed at which he smoked
was very low
Passage Two
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the
following passage:
Eventually, however,
the second stage of culture shock appears. This is
“
the hostility stage
”
.
You
begin
to
notice
that
not
everything
is
as
good
as
you
had
originally
thought
it
was.
You
become tired of many things about the
new culture. Moreover, people don
’
t treat you like a guest
anymore.
Everything that seemed to be so wonderful at first
is now awful, and everything makes
you
feel distressed and tired.
Usually
at
this
point
in
your
adjustment
to
a
new
culture,
you
devise
some
defense
mechanisms
to help you cope and to protect yourself against
the effects of culture shock. One type
of
coping
mechanism
is
called
“
repression
”
.
This
happens
when
you
pretend
that
everything
is
acceptable
and
that
nothing
bothers
you.
Another
type
of
defense
mechanism
is
called
“
regression
”
. This occurs when you start to act as if you are younger than you actually are; you act
like
a
child.
You
forget
everything,
and
sometimes
you
become
careless
and
irresponsible.
The
third kind of defense
mechanism is called “
isolation
”
. You would rather be home alone, and you
don
’
t want to communicate with anybody. With isolation, you try to avoid the effects of culture
shock, or at least
that
’
s what you think. Isolation is one of the worst coping mechanisms you can
use because it separates you from those
things that could really help you. The last type
of defense
mechanism is called
“
rejection
”
. With this coping mechanism, you think you don
’
t need anybody.
You
feel you are coping fine alone, so you
don
’
t try to ask for help.
The
defense
mechanisms
you
utilize
in
the
hostility
stage
are
not
helpful.
If
you
only
occasionally use one of
these coping mechanisms to help yourself survive,
that is acceptable. You
must be
cautious, however. These mechanisms can really
hurt you because they prevent you from
making necessary adjustments to the new
culture.
6.
When you are in the hostility stage, you try to feel better by ______.
A. becoming tired of
many things about the new culture
B.
adjusting yourself to the new culture
C. experiencing the negative parts of
the new culture
D. devising some
defense mechanisms
7.
Which of the following is
NOT the symptom of
“
the hostility stage
”
according to the passage?
A. You begin to feel upset and tired.
B. You start to notice that not
everything is marvelous.
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C. You get bored with many
things in the new culture.
D.
You become angry at many foreigners.
8.
When does
“
repression
”
happen in
“
the hostility stage
”
?
A. When you pretend that you can accept
everything and nothing troubles you
.
B. When you begin to act as if
you are younger than you actually are.
C. When you do not want to communicate
with anybody.
D. When you do
not need anybody and never ask anyone for help.
9.
According
to
the
passage,
“
isolation
”
is
one
of
the
worst
coping
mechanisms
because
you
______.
A. will
be laughed at by foreigners
B. will
become careless and irresponsible
C.
will be separated from those helpful things
D. will be regarded as a child
10.
In the writer
’
s eyes, one must be cautious even when occasionally using one of the defense
mechanisms because they prevent one
from ______.
A. feeling that
these mechanisms are useful
B. making
necessary adjustments to the new culture
C. being easily affected by cultural
differences
D. protecting himself
against the effects of culture shock
Passage Three
Questions 11
to 15 are based on the following passage:
Each Indian was supposed to keep his
birth
name until he was old enough to earn one for
himself.
But
his
playmates
would
always
give
him
a
name
of
their
own.
No
matter
what
his
parents called him, his childhood
friends would use the name they had chosen. Often
it was not
pleasing,
such
as
Bow
Legs
or
Bad
Boy.
But
sometimes
a
name
fit
so
well
that
the
youngster
found it difficult to
shake it off. If he could not earn a better one
from a war later, he could be
stuck
with a name like Bow Legs for the rest of his
life.
The Indian earned his real name
when he was old enough for his first fight against
the enemy.
His life name depended on
how he acted during this first battle. When he
returned from the war,
the whole tribe
would gather and observe the ceremony in which he
would be given his name by
the chief.
If he had done well, he would get a good name.
Otherwise he might be called Crazy
Wolf
or Man-Afraid-Of-a-
Horse. So an Indian’s name told his record or described the kind of man
he was.
A man was given many
chances to improve his name,
however. If in a later battle he was
brave in fighting
against the enemy, he was given a better name.
Some of our great fighters had as
many
as twelve names
–
all good and each better than the last.
An Indian’s names
belonged to him for the rest of his life. No one
else
could use them. Even
he
himself could not give them away because names
were assigned by the tribe, not the family. So
no man could pass on his name unless
the chief and the tribe asked him to do so.
Sometimes an Indian would be asked to
give his name to a son who had performed a noticed
deed. I know of only three of four
times when this happened. It is the rarest honor
for a person
–
the honor
of assuming (
承担
) his father’
s name.
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11.
Before an Indian earned his own name, ______ could give him a name besides his birth name.
A. his father
B. the enemy
C. the chief of
the tribe
D. his childhood friends
12.
Names were important to an Indian because ______.
A. their
names were given by their fathers
B.
their names described their records
C.
their names were chosen by their playmates
D. their names were awarded by their
chief
13.
If an Indian had more than ten good names, it meant that ______.
A. he was a great fighter
B. he had a lot of friends
C. many people in the tribe liked him
D. he had fought in fewer than ten
battles
14.
The greatest honor an Indian could earn was ______.
A. a name given by the chief
B.
the right to use his father’
s name
C. a ceremony to
get his real name
D. a victory in his
first battle against the enemy
15.
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The names given by the
playmates of an Indian were usually not pleasant.
B. The life name of an Indian was
earned in battle.
C. An Indian had very
few chances to better his name.
D. The
Indians themselves were not allowed to give their
names away.
Passage Four
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the
following passage:
Fred, a close friend
of mine, lives with six hundred wild animals on a
small island. Ever since
he left
school, where I first knew him, he has traveled
all over Africa collecting animals for his
zoo.
He
hoped
to
collect
at
least
two
animals
of
each
kind
on
his
island,
like
Noah
before
the
Great Flood. But the flood that my
friend was afraid of was a flood not of water, but
of people. I
expect
you
have
heard
of
my
friend;
he
writes
books
about
his
travels
and
about
the
wild
and
wonderful
animals that he collects. The money from the books
helps to pay for all the food that
those animals eat.
Fred told me that when he was out
looking for water last week (there is not enough
water on
the island, though there is
plenty all around it), he found oil. He needs
money for his travels, and
for
his
zoo,
and
a
little
oil
will
buy
enough
water
for
a
life
time;
but
he
knows
that
if
he
tells
anybody else about it, it
will be the end of his zoo and his life’s work.
So, if I know my friend, he
will not tell anybody (but you and me) about what
he found.
16.
The writer got to know Fred when ______.
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A. Fred was at school
B. Fred began to write books
C. Fred told him the secret
D. Fred began to collect animals
17.
How many animals of each kind does Fred collect ______.
A.
one
B. two
C. three
D. not mentioned
18.
Fred is afraid of ______.
A.
flood
B. people
C. oil
D. animals
19.
Fred pays for the food that the animals eat by ______.
A. selling a little oil on
his island
B. traveling all over Africa
C. telling people about the secret
D. writing books about his travels and
animals
20.
Which of the following can be the best title for the story?
A. An Oil Finder
B.
A Close Friend of Mine
C. An Animal
Collector
D. A Man on an Island
Passage Five
Questions 21 to
24 are based on the following passage:
The United Kingdom could find its full
uniqueness in the two traditions
–
high tea and public
houses.
The term
“
high tea
”
is used as a way to distinguish it from afternoon tea. It is called
“
high
”
tea
because it was usually taken sitting atop stools
in a tea shop or standing at a counter or buffet
table. Also,
“
high
”
is used in the sense of well-advanced (like high noon, for example) to signify
that it was taken
later in the day. This ritual was first enjoyed by
the English working class during
the
1700s as a practical attempt to stave off
(
击退
) hunger pangs between breakfast and supper,
because
eating
just
two
daily
meals
was
common
at
the
time.
Typically
the
fare
of
high
tea
is
substantial
(
丰富的
).
It
consists
of
a
hot
dish,
followed
by
cakes
and
bread,
butter
and
jam.
Occasionally there would be cold cuts
of meat, such as ham salad.
If
high
tea
is
about
food,
a
pub
which
is
formally
called
a
public
house
is
concerning
the
drink. The
history of pubs can be traced back to Roman
taverns (
酒馆
). That is why visiting a pub
is one of the
Britain
’
s oldest forms of entertainment. The first pubs served only wine, but today
they serve mainly beer and
ale (
麦芽酒
). Modern pubs are often controlled by English breweries
and
only their owner
’
s products are sold there. To operate a pub in UK, a license which is difficult
to obtain is required by law.
Pubs open between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. every day
except Sunday,
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when they must close at 10:30 p.m. The
drinking age in Britain is 18, but fourteen-year-
olds may
enter a pub unaccompanied if
they order a meal. Children may enter a pub with
their parents until
9 p.m., which lets
family enjoy reasonably priced pub meals together,
and allows pubs to continue
in their
traditional roles as community centers.
21.
Which of the following is NOT true concerning the reason why the first unique tradition is
entitled
“
high tea
”
?
A. The term indicates that it is
different from afternoon tea.
B. People
were sitting atop stools in a tea shop or standing
at a counter or buffet table.
C. It
could make people feel high.
D.
It was taken later in the day.
22.
What does the underlined word
“
fare
”
(Para.2, Line 6) mean in this passage?
A. An agenda of things to do.
B. A paying (taxi) passenger.
C. The sum of money charged.
D. The food and drink that are
regularly consumed.
23.
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Visiting a
pub is the best way to talk about working or
business in UK.
B. The law requires
people to have a driving license if they want to
open a pub.
C. Fourteen-year-olds are
allowed to enter a pub for a meal even if they
visit a pub alone.
D.
Pubs
close
half
an
hour
earlier
on
Sundays
because
they
are
controlled
by
English
breweries.
24.
Why would families bring their children to the pub?
A. The pubs are community
centers and the family could have a meal there.
B. The meal is substantial in pubs who
offer cakes and bread, butter and jam.
C. They want children to learn the law
that the drinking age is 18 but not their ages.
D. The parents cannot find
people to babysit their children at home.
Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming
and Scanning) (7%)
Directions:
In this part, you will read one passage quickly and answer the following 7 questions
on the Answer Sheet with A (for YES), B
(for NO) or C (for NOT GIVEN). Then mark
the corresponding letter on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through the center.
Deep Blues and Sunny
Yellows
Vincent van
Gogh is often remembered as the painter who cut
off his ear in a fit (
一阵
) of
passion. He was a lonely man who often
went without food in order to buy paints, a man
with few
friends
and
a
stormy
temper.
Van
Gogh
’
s
strong
emotions
not
only
affected
his
life,
but
his
paintings as well.
Many of van Gogh
’
s paintings were inspired by warm, yellow sunlight because he loved how
it could light up
the world in different ways. His painting
Sunflowers
, for example, is filled with
vivid
yellows
and
browns.
These
colors
give
the
painting
a
feeling
of
warmth
and
well-being.
However, the
sunflowers are actually dead and dying.
The result is a painting that mixes the
warmth of life that van Gogh loved with the
feelings of
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